1.d4
Nf6
2.Bf4
d6
3.e3
Bf5
4.Nc3
Nbd7
5.Bd3
Bxd3
6.Qxd3
g6
7.Nf3
Bg7
8.0-0
0-0
9.h3
Nh5
10.Bh2
c5
11.dxc5
Nxc5
12.Qd1
Qb6
wasted move because ...
13.Nd5
Qd8
14.Rb1
e6
15.Nf4
Nf6
16.b4
Nce4
17.Qd3
Rc8
trying to get some play on the half open c-file
18.Ne2
d5
re-opening the h2-b7 diagonal for White's dark-square bishop, but I wanted to keep those connected knights in the center of the board for as long as possible
19.Be5
Rc4
looking to stack rooks on the c-file after
re-positioning the Queen
20.a3
Qd7
21.Nd2
the removal of the bishops defender allows for the following tactic.........
21...Nxd2
22.Qxd2
Ne4
.....and White must give up the bishop to save the queen
23.Qe1
Bxe5
24.f3
while this chases away the pesky knight, it weakens the dark squares around the
king
24...Nc3
25.Nxc3
Rxc3
26.f4
Bg7
27.Qe2
Rxa3
28.h4
Rc8
29.h5
Rcc3
30.Rb3
Raxb3
31.cxb3
Rxb3
32.hxg6
hxg6
33.g4
Qa4
instead of grabbing the b-pawn, Black looks at doubling on the seventh with queen and
rook after Rb7
34.Rc1
Rc3
not wanting the rook to penetrate to the
back rank
35.Rf1
Qxb4
36.f5
Rxe3
and of course White cannot recapture
because of the pin that would result after...Bd4
37.Qg2
Be5
keeping the monarch from fleeing and setting up a potential pin
38.Qc2
Qxg4+
39.Qg2
Rg3
0-1